Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-23

nev,s friends fear that his health is not suf |
6ciently recovered to permit Of his perform
INC even the duties which at present meet
with his attention.
Ex.representative B ,Ibou Of the Alezan.
,;,ia district was at the Treasury DeI artuent
to. dav. Mr.. Barbour saysthe assertions OF
Malone and his supporters to the elect
Il at there was false counting at thu recent
election in hi State and that election officers
we're changes previous to the election Tor
that express purpose ere utterly untoundeu
and entirely Incorrect. He says the count
was conducted just as it was under the Ma
hone regime except that of the three count
ers at each precinct at the recent election
two were democrats, while when General
Malone had control of the State Two were
republicans. He Gays several OF the coun-
ties at the late election went republican by
! snch small majorities that had the democrats
been disposed to resort to fraudulent count
ing thew could have done so with impunliy.
When asked about his probable election TO
the u. S. Senate, he said that was sIhjec!
about which he did not like to talk, but that
he could say to his friends that from the un-
sought information he had received he was
induced to believe he would be elected with
out democratic opposition. Returning TO
the uDfounded republican assertions above
referred to, he said they were doubtless put
forth to brace up the republican party IN The
State, and that the statement that Virginia
had gone republican by the popular vote
was made for the same purpose. That there
was nothing in the latter, he said was proved
by the fact that in some of the counties the
democrats did not turn out to vote at The re-
cent election, the republican majorities IN
those counties being 80 large that the dem
ocrats nominated no candidates.
The Treasury Department to Gag decided
that the image of large dragon and !ts APP
parel, and incense pots and incense. im-
ported at San Francisco, and to be used in
Chinese temple there, are not exempt from
duty.
Senator Riddleberser was still here at
noon to day, though he is booked for "a
speech 10 Philadelphia to night. The Sen
ator is now we'll disposed not only toward
all his republican colleagues, but toward the
republican officers of the Senate, and as all!
of them are disposed to treat him with the
utmost consideration and allow him his full
share of patronage, he will do nothing to-
ward changing the organization of the
Senate.
It new appears that Mr.. Rives, of New
York, was the second choice for the position
of Assistant Secretary of State, that place
having previously been offered to Mr. Rohb,
of the same State, who declined it.
Mr. Gales Holcombe, formerly of Alexso
dlia, will leave here Friday night in charge
Of one Of the several engineering parties
who arc 10 locate the route for the proposed
| Nicaraeuan interoceanic canal. His party
will he engaged in the location Of the rocky
portion otthe route The part that will include
a ca, ofthree miles 10 length and ore hundred
and eighty feet deep. through solid rock. The
J entire length Of the canal will be one hun
dred snd sixty miles, in which there will be
DO tunnels. 1t ia estimated that the location
| of the route can be completed 10 nine
months, and the cobs,iu ,,iCn in six years.
Tomorrow will be observed here asa gen.
eral holiday, and all tho government and
department Offices and all the stores will be
closed. The New York Associated and tho
United Press Offices will also be closed and
the evening newspapers will not be Issued.
Mr. Carlisle is reported to have said yes.
terday that in the next Congress- the line
will not only be drawn between democrats
and republicans, bat between democrats and
obstructionisls.
The President has almost completed his
message to Congress Ga authority that
certainly should be reliable it is reported
that in it he will recommend reduction f
the revenue to the extent OF one hundred
million dollars, chiefly on raw materials and
| the necessaries of life, bat including the re.
moval of the tax on leaf tobacco